The Port of LA applauds lawmakers for passage of WRDA 2020 December 24, 2020, posted by Zlatan Hrvacevic The Port of Los Angeles praised U.S. Congressional and local leaders for approving the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) as part of the year-end omnibus and COVID relief legislative package. The bipartisan legislation, approved on Monday by the House and Senate, is essential to the country’s ports, harbors, and inland waterways. “I am particularly proud that this legislation achieves my decades-long mission to unlock the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) by allowing billions of dollars in already-collected HMTF fees to be used for their intended purpose — ensuring that maintenance needs of U.S. ports and harbors are met,” said Rep.